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Run Elasticsearch

To use Elasticsearch, you need a running instance of the Elasticsearch service. You can deploy Elasticsearch in various ways.

Quick start option

Local development: Get started quickly with a minimal local Docker setup for development and testing.

Hosted options

Elastic Cloud Hosted: Elasticsearch is available as part of the hosted Elastic Stack offering, deployed in the cloud with your provider of choice. Sign up for a 14-day free trial.
Elastic Cloud Serverless: Create serverless projects for autoscaled and fully managed Elasticsearch deployments. Sign up for a 14-day free trial.

Advanced options

Self-managed: Install, configure, and run Elasticsearch on your own premises.
Elastic Cloud Enterprise: Deploy Elastic Cloud on public or private clouds, virtual machines, or your own premises.
Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes: Deploy Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes.

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